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Blazers stomp the stage
blazers 'stomp' the stage
Photos by Drew Crenshaw/Staff Photographer
Alpha Tau Omega performs in Alys Stephens Center during the "stomp" show rally during the Blazer Showdown, October 15.Bella Tylicki
Staff Reporter
btylicki@uab.edu
Every year, students flood the lobby of the Alys Stephens Center in anticipation of one of Homecoming Week’s leading events, Blazer Showdown.
The annual “stomp” show rallies Panhellenic Council sororities and Interfraternity Council fraternities around members of their chapters who write, choreograph and perform dance routines incorporating skits.A panel of judges, including representatives of students, faculty, staff and administration, scores the routines on criteria such as creativity and execution of choreography, originality and incorporation of the Homecoming theme. Bonus points are awarded for routines including a “stomp” sequence, a series of claps, slaps, stomps and other percussive choreography.
Alpha Omicron Pi’s Stranger Things theme secured the win in the women’s category. Tau Kappa Epsilon, for the third consecutive year, topped the men’s.
Of all the events throughout the Blazer Spirit Competition, Blazer Showdown promises the most points. Chapters earn 25 points just for participating, and the top three chapters in each category win additional points.
Alpha Gamma performs a synchronic choreography.
The winning sorority AOII and TKE after the Blazer Showdown.
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I'm in a sorority but...
Sisters of Sigma Kappa participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer's. (Photo courtesy of Ally Middleton).Ally Middleton - Opinions Writer
allym95@uab.edu
I’m in a sorority, but I am not a party animal, stuck up or picture-perfect. I don’t pay for my friends, nor do I participate in hazing. I’m in a sorority, but some of my closest friends aren’t associated with fraternities and sororities at all. I’m not self-absorbed, crazy skinny, covered in monograms or unintelligent. In fact, my sorority and other chapters are actually the opposite.
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Panhellenic sororities gear up for recruitment week
The Alpha Gamma Delta at Bid Day 2015. Photo courtesy of UAB’s Alpha Gamma Delta chapter.Tamara Imam - Managing Editor
managing@insideuab.com
Hundreds of Panhellenic women across campus will today meet women from what they anticipate could be one of the largest recruitment classes in UAB history as another formal recruitment week kicks off the fall semester.
Formal recruitment for Panhellenic sororities will take place Aug. 23-27.
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Recruitment 2016: A look at UAB’s Panhellenic sororities
Tamara Imam- Managing Editor
managing@insideuab.com
With formal recruitment for Panhellenic sororities beginning tomorrow, hundreds of Panhellenic women across campus are gearing up to meet what they anticipate to be one of the largest recruitment classes in UAB history. As of Aug. 15, over 200 women have registered to participate in formal recruitment.
